3PB’s Family Law team rewarded with 78 rankings in the Legal 500 2027

2nd October 2026

3PB’s formidable family law team once again tops the Legal 500 rankings with a total of 78 individual rankings – including 9 new individual rankings - across the London, Midlands, South Eastern and Western Circuits. 49 of our barristers are ranked for their Children and Domestic Abuse cases expertise; 28 are acknowledged for their Financial Remedies expertise and one of them is ranked for Private FDR judges and arbitrators expertise.

3PB’s family law team remains in top tier in the Midlands for Family: children and domestic abuse and for Family: divorce and financial remedy as well as top tier in the Western circuit for Family: children and domestic abuse. The team earns a well-deserved new ranking in tier 2 in South Eastern for Family: divorce and financial remedy and retains tier 2 in the same area of law in Western.

Head of 3PB Family Team Vanessa Meachin KC commented: “I am extremely proud of our team, of what each and every one of my family colleagues strives to achieve for the people we represent, every day – supported by a great clerking team. My many thanks go to our clients, who have taken the time to respond and acknowledge our work to the Legal 500’s researchers, and whose feedback we really appreciate. Many congratulations to all our barristers.”

Profiles for our 54 ranked barristers can be found here Elizabeth McGrath KC, June Venters KC, Vanessa Meachin KC, Lucy Hendry KC, Sara Lewis KC, Gemma Farrington KC, Gemma Chapman (co-head of family children), Aimee Fox (co-head of family finance), Matiss Krumins (co-head of family children), Amy Beddis (co-head of family finance), Nicola Martin, Sarah O’Hara, Elisabeth Hudson, Michael George, Hamish Dunlop, Imogen Robins, Susan Todd, Elaine Strachan, Emma Griffiths, Poonam Bhari, Stephen Abberley, Louise Worton, Laura Scott, Roger Thomas, Peter Wilkinson, Nathalie Bull, Davinia Riley, Oliver Thorne, Emma Southern, Mark Elliott, Steven Howard, Alex Hodge, Sarah Jennings, Nicola Frost, Lucy Clayton, Andrew Duncan, Esther Lieu, Ayesha Bell-Paris, Paul Froud, Hilary Lennox, Amy Lush, Frida Dahlqvist, Adeo Fraser, Harriet Lavis, Charles Hogan, Laura Buchan, Eleanor Marsh, Komal Patel, Luke Nelson, Ria Herbert, Kellie Salter, Sam Pentony, Rachel Bloxwich and Maisie Carter.